between innovation and economic efficiency.Where a patent holder's invention uses an interface with adjacentproducts, the … goods; design changes tomedical devices; and changes in drug formulas. While the patent lawsprovide a spur to innovation by …

management is expected to make in the next 12 months (Wery, 2004). “Outsourcing in China can help many companies save money …, but it can be very frustrating if not done right†(Ting, 2004). The perceived benefits of outsourcing production to China … outsource their production to China. The information regarding outsourcing overseas was collected from 22 American firms and 24 …

The role of globalisation and innovation in fostering continuous improvement for both the privateand public sector has … received increased emphasis within the last decade. The activities of microenterprisesin stimulating and adoption of innovation …, both as a practice and its nurturing within anyeconomy plays a key part in this respect. Innovation from any large …

Innovation comprises the processes of invention and commercialization. While the importance of innovation, especially … innovation and, in particular, builds on the evolutionary explanation of technology development, the Teecian framework on … profiting from innovation, Transaction Cost Economics (TCE), the Knowledge-Based View (KBV), and open innovation and innovation …

contributions of each of these avenues, as well as their interactions, to productivity and knowledge production within Chinese … industry. Based on a large data set for China’s large and medium-size enterprises, the estimation results show that technology …

upgrading of systems of innovation in late-industrialising countries. This study looks specifically at TNC-affiliierter in … system of innovation. Based on postal firm surveys of more than 2,000 firms and additional personal interviews, the empirical … national system of innovation by transferring embodied (e.g. machinery) and disembodied (e.g. patents) technology as well as …

) increases on the strategic emphasis placed on innovation, both product and process, positively impact the prominence managers … place on IT; (2) the impact of innovation (both product and process) on performance (both profitability and growth) is …

rapidly developing country, China. We find that the government encouraged local innovation by opening regions to more … enforcement can encourage innovation. Limiting foreign invention could encourage more local patenting but might limit Chinese …Technology and innovation play an increasingly important role in the economic development of both developed and …

Technological innovation, knowledge diffusion and employee entrepreneurship and mobility are closely related phenomena … employees solve affects innovation performance and employees’ choices about entrepreneurship and mobility. In essay 1 I examine … innovation performance. In essay 2 I develop a model connecting attributes of technological tasks with the probability of idea …